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,@@@,@@@@, ####,~~ FERMI'S PARADOX ~~,#### ,,,,,,,,,@
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@@@@@,@,@, ON EARTH (THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE) A ,,,,,,@@,@
,,,,@@@@@, LOT OF US HAVE ANTENNAS ON OUR HOUSES ,,,,,@,@@,
,,,@,,,,@@ OR BALCONIES, WE HAVE BUILT LARGE ,,,,@@@,@,
,,@@,,,@,, ANTENNAS FOR LARGER BANDWITH, WE HAVE ,,,@,,@@@,
,@,@,,@@,, BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR ,,@@,@,,@,
@@@@,@,@,, SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM ,@,@@@,@@,
,,,@@@@@,, INTO ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT LARGE AS FUCK @@@,,@@,@@
,,@,,,,@,@ ANTENNA ARRAYS ,,@,@,@@,@
,@@,,,@@@, WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA WITH A ,@@@@@,@@@
@,@,,@,,@, DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH. @,,,,@@,,@
@@@,@@,@@, @,,,@,@,@,
,,@@,@@,@, WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR POSITION IN THE @,,@@@@@@@
,@,@@,@@@@ SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS @,@,,,,,,@
@@@,@@,,,@ PLACEMENT IN THE GALAXY, AND OUR @@@,,,,,@@
,,@@,@,,@, GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN THE LOCAL CLUSTER, ,,@,,,,@,,
,@,@@@,@@@ AND ~OUR~ LOCAL CLUSTERS PLACE IN THE ,@@,,,@@,,
@@@,,@@,,@ GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS @,@,,@,@,,
,,@,@,@,@@ @@@,@@@@,@
,@@@@@@@,, AND WE'RE MOVING AROUND THE SUN AT ,,@@,,,@@@
@,,,,,,@,@ VELOCITY AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE ,@,@,,@,,@
@,,,,,@@@, CENTER OF THE GALAXY AT VELOCITY AND @@@@,@@,@,
@,,,,@,,@@ THE GALAXY IS MOVING TOWARD ANDROMEDA ,,,@@,@@@@
@,,,@@,@,, AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE ,,@,@@,,,,
@,,@,@@@,@ AROUND THE GALAXY. AND WE AS A SPECIES ,@@@,@,,,@
@,@@@,,@@@ HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT @,,@@@,,@,
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,@,@@@@,@@ AND DESPITE ALL THIS, DESPITE ALL OUR @@@,@@@,,,
@@@,,,@@,@ (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR ,,@@,,@,,,
,,@,,@,@@@ RADIO PROGRAMMES OUT IN FUCKING SPACE ,@,@,@@,,@
,@@,@@@,,, AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT (LIGHT IS OUR @@@@@,@,@@
@,@@,,@,,, MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!), ,,,,@@@@,@
@@,@,@@,,, DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE ,,,@,,,@@,
,@@@@,@,,@ COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS ,,@@,,@,@@
@,,,@@@,@@ FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS ,@,@,@@@,@
@,,@,,@@,@ BEAMING OF ALL OUR SECRETS IN EVERY @@@@@,,@@,
@,@@,@,@@, DIRECTION KNOWN TO US, ,,,,@,@,@@
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,@@,,,@@@@ NO , ONE , HAS , ANSWERED ,,@,,,,@,@
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,,@,@,@@@, SO WHY IS THAT? @@@,,@@@@,
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@,,,,@,@@@ MOST OPPONENTS TO INTELLIGENT LIFE IN ,@@@@,,@@,
@,,,@@@,,, THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED @,,,@,@,@@
@,,@,,@,,@ A CLASS ONE-OR-THE-OTHER STAR AND THE @,,@@@@@,,
@,@@,@@,@, PLANET NEEDS TO BE AT A SEE-AND-SO @,@,,,,@,@
@@,@@,@@@@ DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR (LIKE THERE @@@,,,@@@,
,@@,@@,,,@ HAS TO BE A PLANET!) ,,@,,@,,@@
@,@@,@,,@@ ,@@,@@,@,@
@@,@@@,@,@ BUT REALLY ISN'T THAT KEEPING THE @,@@,@@@@,
,@@,,@@@@@ DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX? @@,@@,,,@@
@,@,@,,,,@ ,@@,@,,@,@
@@@@@,,,@@ I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE HAVE NO @,@@@,@@@,
,,,,@,,@,, IDEA WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND IT PROBABLY @@,,@@,,@@
,,,@@,@@,, SHOWS) ,@,@,@,@,@
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,,,,@@@@@, I'M GONNA GO SMOKE MY THIRD CIGARETTE ,,,,,@,@@,
,,,@,,,,@@ THIS YEAR AND TRY TO SNATCH SOME BEERS ,,,,@@@,@,
,,@@,,,@,, FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING ,,,@,,@@@,
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